Paul James Miller (born 15 November 1978 in Darwin,

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) is a

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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in the Men's 75 kg Division. There he was beaten by Vugar Alekperov of

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in the second round, after defeating

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. He was an

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scholarship holder.AIS at the Olympics

Olympic results

*Defeated

(Dominican Republic) 8–7 *Lost to Vugar Alakparov (Azerbaijan) 8–9

Personal

His sister Gail Miller was a gold medalist at the 2000 Olympic Games (water polo).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Paul 1978 births Living people People educated at Marist College Ashgrove Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Olympic boxers for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games boxers for Australia Australian Institute of Sport boxers Sportspeople from Darwin, Northern Territory Australian male boxers Middleweight boxers Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from the Northern Territory Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing